Italy’s Laura Pirovano earned her third downhill victory and secured the discipline title, a prize Lindsey Vonn was favourite to win until getting injured at the Olympics and ending her season prematurely. CBC | Sports News
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Amid a civil war, polls open in Myanmar for 1st time since military coup 5 years ago
Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country. CBC | World News
Read More »Benin’s interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled
There has been no official news about President Patrice Talon since gunshots were heard around the presidential residence. However, the signal to the state television and public radio which was cut off has now been restored. CBC | World News
Read More »The new PM? Labour civil war explodes as Wes Streeting singled out in ‘anti-Starmer coup’
Downing Street sought to quell speculation about the Prime Minister’s future by warning that it would be irresponsible to displace him Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Panic in Russia as ‘paranoid’ Vladimir Putin fearing a dramatic coup
Kremlinologists say this signals a new sense of vulnerability inside Russia. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Trump’s pressure on Venezuela raises spectre of coup or invasion. Either scenario faces major hurdles
The buildup of U.S. military forces near Venezuela and a series of deadly attacks on alleged drug-trafficking boats in waters off its coast has raised the spectre of an invasion of the South American country. Yet that still appears unlikely, some experts say, as any military action launched by the Trump administration would face significant resistance. CBC | World News
Read More »Madagascar’s military coup leader is sworn in as president of beleaguered island nation
An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding. CBC | World News
Read More »Madagascar president warns of coup attempt as more soldiers join protests
Madagascar’s presidency said on Sunday that an attempt to grab power by force was underway in the African nation as more soldiers joined a youth-led protest movement that has rocked the former French colony for more than two weeks. CBC | World News
Read More »Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting a coup to stay in power
A five-member panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court formed a majority on Thursday to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump refers Obama for ‘criminal’ investigation over unfounded ‘coup’ claims
The US President has attacked Barack Obama over the investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. Daily Express :: News Feed
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